Calyptus didn’t start as an AI talent platform.
Co-founders Dan Jones and Callum Crombie learnt all the pain points of recruitment starting the business as an agency in 2022.
Over this period, we made two different attempts at platformising this very human process without immediate success.
By 2025, we had pinpointed the fundamental issue of hiring.
The breakthrough made us 3× more efficient at sourcing talent and revealed the global potential of our solution for all HR teams and founders.
The whiplash of hiring pressure vs internal capacity.
The problem with hiring is that its unpredictable, spurred on by a multitude of reasons:
- A new objective for your company
- A new budget for the year
- A new funding round closed
The issue is...as soon as hiring demand surges, we are swept off our feet.
Typically, this means there are a number of incredibly tough roles that we need to fill fast, that start taking up a disproportionate amount of time.
Pressure amounts around these roles...
Meaning teams are often forced to utilise expensive recruiters or deal with the repercussions of not finding that key role faster.
What if we could solve this problem with AI technology?
An AI talent team that’s there when you need it most.
We decided to invest everything into building an AI operating system for our recruiters that could scale intelligently with client demand.
By virtue, we created an AI-augmented talent team that our clients could “turn on” whenever they needed it.
Humans & AI agents working together to solve your problems at much lower costs, higher speed and with the flexibility required.
Within the space of 3 months...
We had 4x the number of interviews and 3x the number of placements made with our small team.
An average placement time of 14 days.
We had built a product that was powerful for ourselves, but even more powerful for our clients.
Today, Calyptus is an AI talent platform built for You
Calyptus is an AI and video-powered hiring platform that helps HR teams and company leaders discover the right candidates at the right time - without ever having to add headcount or use an agency.